WELL today was an exciting start to our shared Manhattan CSA.Because Young was at work, I took my upper-east-sidey canvas bag to the 92nd Street Y to obtain:
Rhubarb: we have a ton of rhubarb recipes already, so while I can vouch for this rhubarb-raspberry crostata, I think we're going to try to invent some kind of rhubarb Indian chutney
Radishes: want to try this radish-butter sandwich recipe because it looks simple and delicious
Red Sail Lettuce: ummm, it's lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce: also lettuce
Mizuna: oh uh, a crazy vegetable; green and with a bunch of holes in it; never heard of it before, must read more
Red Sail Lettuce: ummm, it's lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce: also lettuce
Mizuna: oh uh, a crazy vegetable; green and with a bunch of holes in it; never heard of it before, must read more
Suehlihung Mustard: I gave this whole bunch to Young because Santosh hates bitter greens, so she'll have to comment
Garlic Scapes: am sure I'll find something that needs garlic; does this do anything more exciting than what garlic does?
Sage with Edible Flowers: this smells AMAZING, and I'm tempted to re-try a sage ice cream recipe I found a while ago; however, now the sage and I are in a fight because I was putting it into little fridge baggies, and then I took out my contact lenses, and now my left eye won't stop tearing, and it buuuurrrnnnsss (note: have already googled "sage" + "blindness" ... this should pass)
Sage with Edible Flowers: this smells AMAZING, and I'm tempted to re-try a sage ice cream recipe I found a while ago; however, now the sage and I are in a fight because I was putting it into little fridge baggies, and then I took out my contact lenses, and now my left eye won't stop tearing, and it buuuurrrnnnsss (note: have already googled "sage" + "blindness" ... this should pass)
Final joy -- sat down on couch to write this post, and my husband charmingly told me that I smell like vegetables. I can think of many worse things to smell like I suppose.
OH wait no, this is the final joy -- we have a new teeny pet that came along with the CSA batch. I will name him Leggy.
OH wait no, this is the final joy -- we have a new teeny pet that came along with the CSA batch. I will name him Leggy.
I wish Leggy a long and happy afterlife.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I grew up on radish sandwiches like that. Add a little salt on top and you're good. Greg insists the same can be done with fresh raw garlic, but I'll leave that to those who are Russians by birth and not by marriage.
ReplyDeleteDo you have to work for this CSA? Is it possible to not work and just eat a bunch of vegetables, because that intrigues me. I have canvas bags and am down with going to Y's and stuff, but that's pretty much all the exertion I can handle to just poke myself in the eye with a rhubarb. Please elaborate.
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